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Chestnut
Genus of plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses of "chestnut", see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of "chinquapin" or "chinkapin", see Chinquapin (disambiguation). For other uses of "Castanea", see Castanea (disambiguation).
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.[1][2][3] They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
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Chestnut | |
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Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) | |
The edible nut being sold at a market | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fagales |
Family: | Fagaceae |
Subfamily: | Quercoideae |
Genus: | Castanea Mill. |
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